Kati Lehtonen
Country Finland
Born (1975-04-06) 6 April 1975
Sulkava, Finland
Ski clubSulkavan Urheilijat -41
World Cup career
Seasons4 – (19951998)
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums3
Indiv. starts34
Team starts14
Overall titles0 – (24th in 1996)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Women's cross-country skiing
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1997 Trondheim4 × 5 km relay
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1995 Gällivare4 × 5 km relay

Kati Lehtonen (née Pulkkinen, born 6 April 1975) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1995 to 2002. She won a bronze medal at the 4 × 5 km relay in the 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and had her best finish of 16th in two events (5 km + 10 km combined pursuit, 30 km) at those same championships.

Lehtonen's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 51st in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit at Nagano in 1998. Her only individual victory was in a 5 km event in Finland in 1997.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   5 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1998225751

World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
19972125191616Bronze

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall Long Distance Sprint
19951958
19962024
199721373656
19982254NC47

Team podiums

  • 3 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1995–96 17 March 1996Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndSirviö / Pyykkönen / Kittilä
2 1996–97 28 February 1997Norway Trondheim, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]3rdSirviö / Pyykkönen / Salonen
39 March 1997Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdPyykkönen / Sirviö / Salonen

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

  1. "PULKKINEN Kati". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
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